School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Belize
Belize: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) was 39,334 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
39,334 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
167th
of 203 countries
All-time high
39,334 number
in 2019
All-time low
10,353 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Belize, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Belize is 39,334 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Belize peaked at 39,334 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10,353 number, in 1970.
Belize ranks 167th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10,353 number | — |
| 1971 | 10,942 number | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 11,353 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 11,793 number | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 12,284 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 12,849 number | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 13,515 number | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 13,655 number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 13,689 number | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 13,747 number | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 13,983 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 14,571 number | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 15,717 number | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 16,730 number | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 17,511 number | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 18,090 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 18,751 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 18,737 number | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 18,880 number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 19,131 number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 19,461 number | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 19,822 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 19,755 number | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 19,670 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 19,665 number | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 19,824 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 20,234 number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 21,337 number | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 22,473 number | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 23,590 number | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 24,678 number | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 25,638 number | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 26,619 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 27,408 number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 28,041 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 28,531 number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 28,972 number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 29,491 number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 30,237 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 31,111 number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 32,047 number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 32,974 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 34,045 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 35,046 number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 35,973 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 36,820 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 37,569 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 38,225 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 38,821 number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 39,334 number | +1.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 39,334 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 454,192 number, 9% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 39,334 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 260,288 number, 15% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,418 number | 10,353 number | 13,747 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,210 number | 13,983 number | 19,131 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,583 number | 19,461 number | 23,590 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,073 number | 24,678 number | 31,111 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,085 number | 32,047 number | 39,334 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More education data for Belize
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.77 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.32 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,319 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,390 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,346 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,323 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,757 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0671 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Belize?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Belize was 39,334 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 39,334 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,353 number in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Belize ranks 167th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.